KATHMANDU, JUNE 1

Eight individuals, including the Chairman of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Nepal, Kamal Thapa, were arrested from Narayanchaur, Kathmandu, during a demonstration on Sunday.

According to Apil Raj Bohara, spokesperson for the Kathmandu Police Sector, Thapa and several party leaders and cadres were taken into custody after breaching a restricted area. They are currently being held at the police sector.

Those arrested include Member of the House of Representatives Dipak Singh, along with Shila Rana, Rakesh Basnet, Ramchandra Lamichhane, Binod Kapali, and Saroj Timilsina.

The RPP and RPP-Nepal have been staging demonstrations in the capital for the past several days.